Chapter 484: Heard the God of Knowledge is very poor

Following the Big Cat, they walked forward, turned a corner, and saw a cave entrance.

The cave entrance should have had buildings originally, but now it had collapsed, leaving only a pile of ruins. Looking at the traces, the workmanship of the building seemed quite exquisite. When it was complete, this must have been a magnificent place.

Walking into the cave, as soon as they entered, they saw a statue. The arms and wings of the statue were gone, leaving only the head, neck, and bare body.

Nai Ge Li Si now knew what kind of "embryo dragon" the Big Cat saw. This statue was about the same size as its current body, with a smiling expression. Even it couldn't help but be startled when it saw it, "Why is there my statue here?"

"Awoo woo~" the Big Cat said.

"Alright, alright, I know you just came and don't know, I'm not asking you. Anthony, do you know?" Nai Ge Li Si asked.

Anthony said somewhat hesitantly, "This place is called Star-Burst Canyon. Just hearing the name, you know how it came about. This was the location of the faith storm's landing point on the day of the God's Fall, which blasted this place into a spider-web-like rift valley, extending in all directions."

"Why did the faith storm choose this place as the landing point? It must be because there was a very powerful god here. According to the historical materials I recently collected, this place was indeed the kingdom of a powerful god."

Speaking of this, Anthony glanced at Ang, because Nai Ge Li Si was projected on Ang, so he was looking at Nai Ge Li Si, "Sea of Knowledge."

"Pu—my temple?" Nai Ge Li Si sprayed it out.

Anthony shook his head, "It shouldn't be. It's very likely just a coincidence, because when the God's Fall happened, His Majesty hadn't come over yet, so it was impossible for him to build a temple for you."

However, after a pause, Anthony said hesitantly, "I was originally certain, but now seeing this statue, I dare not be certain. If it's not your temple, why does this statue look as lecherous as you?"

"What lecherous, can you speak? I just have small eyes by nature," Nai Ge Li Si said angrily.

This question couldn't be answered. His Majesty couldn't have built a temple for Nai Ge here before he came over, so either it was just a coincidence, and there was also a lecherous embryo dragon in this world, or His Majesty rebuilt the temple here later, but it was dilapidated now.

"I think it should be the latter. His Majesty later carved a stone statue for me and placed it here. Unfortunately, there is no identification technique that can identify the formation time. Otherwise, if I identify it, I will know when it was carved. I heard that Star Academy recently developed a new technology, using the decay of the fourteenth what of carbon to identify the formation time of items. I don't know if they succeeded."

Nai Ge Li Si said confusedly. The young people nowadays, the things they engage in, even it, the God of Knowledge, couldn't understand.

The statue couldn't be studied. Ang and the others continued to move forward. Ge Lei snapped her fingers, and a ball of flame burned, floating back and forth along Ge Lei's gaze, illuminating the place she saw.

"Torch Spell, listed as a compulsory magic for mages along with Water Condensation Spell. No matter what type of mage you are, it's best to practice it. It's used for lighting, making fire, boiling water, and bathing in the wild," Nai Ge Li Si introduced.

Ang learned to snap his fingers, and a ball of flame burned.

"Alright, alright, don't learn the bad and learn the messy. You have the Holy Light Spell, which is simplified into the Lighting Spell. You don't need to use a torch," Nai Ge Li Si complained.

Anthony hurriedly said, "My lord, like this."

After speaking, Anthony first closed his eyes, then opened them suddenly. His eyes immediately shone brightly, radiating two beams of light, shining into the dark cave.

Looking from the side, it was as if Anthony's eyes were installed with searchlights, "My lord, this is the lighthouse of the other shore."

"Oh." Ang learned by doing, closed his eyes, opened them suddenly, and immediately two more beams of light shone into the cave.

The little angel learned by doing, closed her eyes and opened them, her eyes shining brightly.

The little zombie closed its eyes, opened them, and its eyes smoked. Closing its eyes and opening them again, another puff of black smoke came out. No matter what, it couldn't emit light, which made it shout "awoo awoo" in anger.

The little angel patted her chest, "Awoo."

Nai Ge Li Si roared, "You guys don't need lighting, why are you emitting light!"

Oh, that's right. The little zombie and little angel are essentially Undead creatures, with super strong dark vision. Too bright is easy to dazzle their eyes.

But the little angel didn't care. She had to emit light, shining around with two beams of light. Among the six beams of light, Ang's and Anthony's were stable and moving, only hers was shaking back and forth.

Behind the broken statue was a corridor of knowledge. Why was it called the corridor of knowledge? Because it was written on the wall.

On both sides of the wall were stone bookshelves, but the books inside had disappeared, and there was no weathered residue on the ground. They should have been taken away by someone.

Passing through the long corridor of knowledge, everyone entered a circular hall.

"Ku Ba Da, my book tower." As soon as it entered here, Nai Ge Li Si couldn't help but scold.

It wouldn't believe it even if it said it had nothing to do with it now. The shape of this hall was exactly the same as its Brass Book Tower, except it was a bit shorter, unlike the one in the Palace of Rest, which seemed to have infinite height extending upward.

Moreover, after reaching the height of about the third floor, there was a circle of seats around the perimeter, which should have been for students to attend lectures, as each seat was equipped with a desk.

Of course, the desks and chairs were also made of stone, which is why they could be preserved until now.

Anthony said: "Although I don't know how many years it has been abandoned, judging by the looks of it, it definitely hasn't been thousands of years, at most three or four hundred. It seems it really was built for you by His Majesty later on."

Ge Lei finally couldn't help it: "The 'His Majesty' you keep mentioning, who exactly is he?"

"The Undead King," Anthony said.

"Pfft—what?"

Everyone had expected her to be shocked, so they didn't pay it any mind and began searching the surroundings.

"There's a passageway here."

"There's a passageway here too."

"Awoo!" The little angel, holding a bouquet of flowers, floated down from a seat on the third floor.

Nai Ge Li Si took a look and said in surprise: "Eh? Fresh flowers? Where did you find them?"

The little angel pointed to a seat. The flowers were still very fresh. What did that represent? Someone had been here recently.

"There's a small note, take it out and see what's written on it," Nai Ge Li Si said.

Ang picked it up and took a look. Nai Ge Li Si read the words on the note directly: "All-knowing God of Knowledge, please bless our expedition with success, help us solve all the puzzles, and obtain your inheritance."

Anthony took it and sniffed it: "There's still a hint of ink smell. It wasn't written long ago. I reckon the person who wrote the note is still here."

"Why would someone be here? Turn it off, turn it off, turn off your big lights and torches," Nai Ge Li Si said hurriedly.

Ge Lei asked in confusion: "Do we need to be this careful? I think this note looks like it was written by a child. We shouldn't need to be afraid of them, right?"

"Is this fear? I'm worried about scaring them. If that happens, there will be no fun left. Quickly, extinguish them."

Everyone turned off their lighting one after another. Anthony spread his hands and said: "Teasing children is Lord Nai Ge's hobby."

Nai Ge Li Si chuckled twice, his attention returning to the note: "Is this a message from my believers? Bless them with a successful expedition? What does 'solve all the puzzles' mean? Obtain my inheritance? Could it be that I left an inheritance here?"

"I'm more curious about how they got in. The scarecrow Scarecrow Wuga has been wandering around here. It looks like it's been wandering for quite a while. Who would dare to run into Scarecrow Wuga's wandering range? This scarecrow is someone both the Warlock Alliance and the Undead Council have warned me to be careful of," Anthony said.

Ge Lei widened her eyes and asked in confusion: "Lord Anthony, are you saying that the Warlock Alliance and the Undead Council 'both' warned you? They..."

Ge Lei emphasized the word "both," clearly not understanding. These two sides were mortal enemies; why would they "both" need to warn Anthony?

"Oh, I'm very familiar with both of them. You'll slowly find out later," Anthony said.

Ge Lei blinked her large eyes, looking blank.

Nai Ge Li Si pondered and said: "Could it be because of Scarecrow Wuga that they had the chance to get in? A place like this would usually have guards, or be sealed off. Could it be that Scarecrow Wuga scared the guards away?"

"It's possible," Anthony said.

Just then, Ang suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the passageway on the left: "Someone is coming."

"Quick, quick, quick, hide, hehe," Nai Ge Li Si urged hurriedly, the joy in his voice almost overflowing.

Ku Ba Da had been farming in the North Wind Desert for so long that he had even grown a forest. He finally had a chance to come out and play, and they were children who believed in the God of Knowledge. How could he not have some proper fun?

Everyone hurriedly hid with great interest. Ge Lei watched this and couldn't help but complain to herself: Whose hobby is this, really?

After everyone was hidden, it wasn't long before voices came from the passageway: "So tired, no clues at all. Let's get something to eat first. It's not convenient to start a fire inside, let's cook in the Hall of Knowledge."

A female voice said weakly: "Is this okay? Cooking in the Hall of Knowledge, will the God of Knowledge blame us?"

"Sigh, how could he? People who yearn for knowledge also need to eat, right? Otherwise, where would we get the energy to study? The God of Knowledge won't blame us. You sneak snacks in class all the time, and I've never seen the teacher beat you," the first male voice replied.

"Oh, that's right. Sigh, if only the God of Knowledge and the God of Planting could merge into one. If we could eat what we grow and gain knowledge, how great would that be? Then I wouldn't have to study until dawn every day and lose hair from staying up late," the female voice said painfully.

"Good idea. You go persuade the God of Knowledge. In the future, we won't have to study at all; we'll just eat. The more we eat, the more knowledge we get. By then, the most learned people will definitely be the fattest," the male voice clapped and cheered.

The female voice was even more pained: "Oh, no, I don't want to become a big fatty. I'd rather stay up late and lose hair."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh. Anthony even glanced at Ang: The God of Planting and the God of Knowledge really were one and the same.

Following these two voices, a male and a female mage turned out of the passageway. Seeing their green robes, they were actually both Low-Rank Mages, and their chests were imprinted with a strange symbol.

Seeing that symbol, everyone couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Ge Lei. On the chest of Ge Lei's robe, there was an identical symbol.

Ge Lei said in a surprised whisper: "The emblem of the Truth Research Society. People from our association? What a coincidence."

"I think it's more like they're bold. Two Low-Rank rookies, why would they dare to come here?" Nai Ge Li Si complained.

The green Low-Rank robes meant these two mages were at most Level 3. Mages of this level didn't even have the qualifications to take jobs outside. Ordinary mercenary groups wouldn't recruit mages of this level; they could only register as freelance mercenaries themselves. Yet they dared to come out on an expedition?

The two mages clumsily set up a fire to roast flatbread, set up a pot to boil oil, and hung a kettle to boil water. One look and it was clear they weren't skilled, unlike people who often lived in the wild. But relying on the Torch Spell and Condense Water Spell, they still successfully completed these tasks.

While working and chatting, the female mage asked: "Senior, will the God of Knowledge really leave behind an inheritance? I heard the God of Knowledge is very poor; the most valuable things are his books."

Fortunately, the projection on Ang didn't show a face, so Nai Ge Li Si's old face flushed red.

It was true; he was very poor when he was alive. Unlike ordinary dragons who liked shiny things, Nai Ge Li Si liked books and collected a nest full of scrolls. But before he even died, they had been mostly eaten by insects and ants.

Later, it was said that someone found his nest, went in, and cried. They only found a few books that hadn't rotted away, and they even lost money on the travel expenses for the treasure hunt.

"Don't worry. Although the God of Knowledge is poor, I'll tell you a secret: this temple was very likely built by the Undead King."

"How is that possible?" The female mage was shocked.

The male mage said dismissively: "How is it not possible? The immortal king is naturally the most learned existence. It's even possible that the King is the God of Knowledge himself."

"But... but the statue is clearly a dragon," the female mage murmured. She couldn't connect the God of Knowledge with the Undead King, and had never even thought in that direction.

"That dragon looks lecherous; that's even less likely. It's probably just a mount," the male mage said dismissively.

Nai Ge Li Si began to mutter indignantly: "Ku Ba Da, you're the mount! Your whole family are mounts!"

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. Regarding the last question in the passageway, do you have any clues?" The female mage struggled for a while, and since she had no way to verify it, she had to change the subject.

"No clues at all. What is the God of Knowledge's name? Isn't he called the God of Knowledge? Does he even have a name?" The male mage said distressfully: "We solved the Star Deflection Algorithm, the Magic Circuit Function, and the Multiple Stacking Equation just to reach the final level. Who would have thought it would be a question like this? Who knows what the God of Knowledge is called?"

A voice suddenly rang in the ear of the female mage, Ti Gu Li: "Want to know what the God of Knowledge is called? Pray. Pray to the God of Knowledge. If your faith is sincere, there will surely be a response."